{"id":42040,"date":"2019-07-03T13:25:41","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T20:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=42040"},"modified":"2019-07-03T14:39:58","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T21:39:58","slug":"fox-news-on-trump-hijacking-the-4th-of-july-you-cant-hijack-something-you-already-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newscorpse.com\/ncWP\/?p=42040","title":{"rendered":"Fox News on Trump Hijacking the 4th of July: ‘You Can’t Hijack Something You Already Own’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The fact that millions of Americans are disgusted by Donald Trump’s brazen exploitation of Independence Day is reason enough for him to cancel his plans to turn the celebration into a tribute to himself. But then that wouldn’t be the Trump that America has come to know and despise. Instead, he is moving forward with the “Trump Day”<\/em> affair and ignoring how offensive and divisive it is.<\/p>\n

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So naturally, Fox News is coming to Trump’s defense as they always do. The State TV network is speaking in glowing terms about the perverse brand of patriotism that Trump is peddling. They aren’t the least bit bothered by this being the first time that the Fourth of July has been exploited for purely political purposes. In fact, they are portraying it as even more patriotic than ever because to them Trump represents the true meaning of America. That sentiment was expressed clearly by Fox News host, and cranky court jester, Jesse Watters (video below)<\/em>:<\/p>\n

“You can’t hijack something you already own. The last time I checked, the president is an American, and he’s an American president. But the left falls into this trap all the time. […] They’re against whatever he does, and now they just look unpatriotic.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So according to Watters, Trump “already owns”<\/em> the Fourth of July. Therefore, any criticism of him or his actions is deemed “unpatriotic”<\/em> by Watters and the rest of the Fox Newsies who didn’t object to this abhorrent commentary. And if you own the holiday you are allowed to stain it with partisanship, self-exaltations, and military parades that recall the brutal, war mongering dictatorships that Trump is so fond of<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Watters went on to say that Trump “adores the military”<\/em> and is “very into the pomp and the pageantry.”<\/em> Of course. And Trump displays that adoration by maligning POWs for having been captured, insulting Gold Star families who are not Trump sycophants, terminating healthcare and other services for vets, lying to soldiers about wages and other benefits that Trump falsely claimed to have provided, and deporting veterans who served in combat despite not being citizens.<\/p>\n

For this Independence Day Trump is unashamedly politicizing the event by offering preferred seating for Republican supporters and donors. He is forcing the military to participate in Soviet-style parades of weaponry. And he even declined to invite<\/a><\/strong> the service chiefs for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.<\/p>\n

But this is what Fox News considers patriotic behavior. They embrace emulating the militarism of our enemies. They praise the viciously partisan current occupant of the White House and his Republican Nationalist Party. They exclude the majority of Americans who are repulsed by Trump and his Doctrine of Hate. And they declare that a hostile, ignorant, bigoted, infantile, five-time draft dodger “owns”<\/em> the holiday commemorating independence, freedom, and the sacrifices of those who secured and preserve it. Nice work Fox.<\/p>\n

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How Fox News Deceives and Controls Their Flock:
\nFox Nation vs. Reality: The Fox News Cult of Ignorance.<\/a>
\nAvailable now at Amazon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n